Composer(s): Perosi, Lorenzo
Label: Naxos
Series: 19th/20th Century Italian Classics
Genre: Chamber Music
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.574484
Barcode: 747313448470
Release Date: 10/2023

PEROSI, L.: Piano Quintets Nos. 3-4 / String Trios (Roma Tre Orchestra Ensemble, Bevilacqua)

Lorenzo Perosi was both a priest and a composer, enriching Italian music with a large body of transcendent choral music that was admired by Puccini. Much less well known is his chamber music, written during a creative outpouring after serious illness between 1928 and 1931. The piano quintets are marked by rich melodic ideas and a buoyancy of mood. The String Trio No. 1 in G minor is admirably concise and the accompanying six string trios reflect a strong command of counterpoint. Perosi’s piano quartets and String Trio No. 2 are available on Naxos 8.574375.

Tracklist

Perosi, Lorenzo
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Kawasaki, Hinako (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
Bevilacqua, Matteo (piano)
1I. Mosso04:17
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Kawasaki, Hinako (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
Bevilacqua, Matteo (piano)
2II. Adagio04:08
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Kawasaki, Hinako (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
Bevilacqua, Matteo (piano)
3III. Vivo senza correre05:20
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Kawasaki, Hinako (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
Bevilacqua, Matteo (piano)
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Kawasaki, Hinako (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
Bevilacqua, Matteo (piano)
4I. Andante06:50
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Kawasaki, Hinako (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
Bevilacqua, Matteo (piano)
5II. Adagio07:02
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Kawasaki, Hinako (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
Bevilacqua, Matteo (piano)
6III. Mosso04:57
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Kawasaki, Hinako (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
Bevilacqua, Matteo (piano)
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
7I. Vivo03:32
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
8II. Adagio06:06
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
9III. Vivo03:01
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
10String Trio in C Major (Lorenzo Perosi Personal Archive, Tortona, folio 1289)00:56
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
11String Trio in D Minor (Lorenzo Perosi Personal Archive, Tortona, folio 1290)00:59
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
12String Trio in E-Flat Major (ed. A. Sacchetti)02:37
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
13String Trio in E-Flat Major (Lorenzo Perosi Personal Archive, Tortona, folio 1292)02:00
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
14String Trio in E Major (Lorenzo Perosi Personal Archive, Tortona, folio 1291)00:49
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
15String Trio in G Minor, School Exercise01:26
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)
16String Trio in C Minor, "Fuga Fenaroli"02:26
Spinedi, Leonardo (violin)
Rundo, Lorenzo (viola)
Santisi, Angelo Maria (cello)

Total Playing Time: 56:26